2291 Tasting Notes
This is not a tea I ever would have chosen for myself, because “latte” makes me think coffee, and tea and coffee should remain separate drinks.
But OMG. Thanks so much for sending me some, Dexter! It’s SO GOOD. The cherry flavour is amazing. It really tastes like those cherry candies that ooze cherry syrup when you bite into them. The expensive ones, though, not the waxy $2/box ones you sometimes find at Christmas.
Yum!
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I made a good choice with this one.
Not as boozey as it was that first time.
Really delicious, though. This might not be my ideal chestnut tea, but it’s a nice nutty chocolate tea. Here’s hoping I don’t get tired of the chocolate flavour before I reach the end of my 100g!
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Thank you to Dexter and Sil for sharing this.
It was… bad. So astringent. The chili barely made itself known, and the chocolate did not blend well with the astringent Ceylon base. “Brisk” is what they call it…
Even milk didn’t rescue it for me.
So disappointed. The flavours sounded like such a great combination after I tried Passage du Desir.
:(
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:(( I guess they can’t all be winners…..
Dex you get an A for effort! Sharing is caring.
Normally Sil and my taste isn’t so far off. I think that if the base was different, I’d like it a lot more.
Weird. I enjoy this one, though it’s not stupid spicy
It’s not even a hint of spicy. :P
This is… quite smokey.
Which means it’s FANTABULOUS with maple whipped cream.
OM NOM NOM.
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Maple whipped cream! oooooooooh, the deliciousness.
It’s SO GOOD. Had some in my coffee this morning too. :D
maple whipped cream? Ohmigod that sounds amazing!!
Are you making this yourself or are you purchasing it ready to go? Clearly, we all need more information.
It’s just maple syrup and whipping cream… whipped.
Chocolate and something. The caraway (which honestly I usually detest) wasn’t extremely prevalent. But it was more of a savoury chocolate tea, and I much preferred the sweetness of Passage de Desir (or whatever).
Nice tea, but the flavours aren’t for me at all.
Thank you for sharing all the teas, Sil!
Has this the other night while a bunch of us were on Facebook egging each other on to make an order. It’s nice. The chocolate is a good chocolate, but what really made it for me was the sweet and nutty flavours.
This is, however, nothing like Chaud les Marrons! from Lupicia. Which is sad.
But I still bough some of this because it’s unlike anything else I have at home, and I happily drank the whole mug, and then uhh, a tea friend whose steepster name I forget came over and had the second steeping, and then we tried Leatherbound.
It was a good evening. :)
Yum. Had my last bit of this yesterday and it was delicious.
That is all I have. So tired. Lunch time nap???
I have some of this in my desk at work. Maybe I’ll try it tomorrow.
Blackcurrant can smell kinda weird, but I do love the fruit. I remember when Sun Rype had blackcurrant juice boxes. :D I loved them sooooo much.
When I’ve smelled Blackcurrant products before, it reminds me of cough syrup. Hope that won’t be the case here.
:) That’s not what they smell like to me. Probably best if I don’t describe it!
Honestly, this tastes like something I should be using to season up some lamb. So I put a good teaspoon of honey into it… and it still tastes like something I should be using to season up some lamb!
Really really neat tea, but extremely savoury. Fairly rich, which is nice, especially compared to that tomato-and-red-pepper-water tea I had a few days ago. Not something to drink when you want a sweet treat, but I actually quite like it. I have enough for another cup, and I might also use the leftover leaves from this cup to flavour a piece of chicken… guess it depends on if I manage to get out and do grocery shopping tonight, or if I stay home and continue hassling the cat.
Thank you, Sil! :)
YAY!!! So happy that you liked it. :))
I’m totally second steeping this now. :) I rarely do that, I hope it works out!
Milder but yep you should get a second steep – don’t be afraid to add a couple minutes on the second.
I did and it was also delicious. OM NOM NOM. And I have a little left for a smaller cup tomorrow. :)